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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim Thatcher tell Bessie Black Bull regarding Blue Elk following her encounter with the Indian women who initially tease her?
(a) He had nothing to do with settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(b) He was partly responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.
(c) He was responsible for stealing from Jim Thatcher's store.
(d) He was totally responsible for settling the issue with Frank No Deer.

2. Who has George Black Bull killed?
(a) Frank Spotted Dog.
(b) Frank No Deer.
(c) Frank Rainwater.
(d) Frank Live Deer.

3. What is Bessie Black Bull relieved about upon her return to the mountains following her second trip to Jim Thatcher's store?
(a) The problem concerning Frank No Deer is resolved.
(b) She and her son can return to the Southern Ute reservation.
(c) Bear's Brother will be going to the white man's school.
(d) Her son will be going to the white man's school.

4. Who is it that tracks the few Utes who have left the reservation to their camp?
(a) Albert Left Hand.
(b) Blue Elk.
(c) Luther Spotted Dog.
(d) Frank No Deer.

5. What does the introductory poem summarize?
(a) The tragedy of the demise of American Indian legends.
(b) The demise of some, but not all, American Indian tribes.
(c) The tragedy of the demise of the American Wild West.
(d) The pathos of the demise of the American Indian way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is George Bull's demeanor when he arrives at the house following the fight?

2. What do Bessie and Tom Black Bull gather willow shoots and other plants for?

3. What happens with George Black Bull's body?

4. Twisted in spirit by first learning as a boy, then in young adulthood trying to kill memories and old influences, what happens to Tom?

5. The circle the stars make is juxtaposed to the squareness of what?

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